Period 3
What caused the French and Indian War?
English invadement onto French lands
2nd Great Awakening inspired many reforms such as?
Abolitionism and Women's Rights.
What was the Manifest Destiny?
belief the colonists had a god given right to expand westward
Farmers moved to cities for what?
Jobs.
Progressives sought?
Reform society socially, politically on the local, state, and federal levels
Native Tribe, that did not side with the French?
Iroquois
This person argued slavery being a "positive good"
John C. Calhoun
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
proposes that all slavery be banned in the new Mexican territories
"New South" sought what?
to bring industrialization to the south
During WW1, the US was initially?
neutral
Describe the problem with the Proclamation line of 1763.
Colonists could not expand into the land they just fought for in the French and Indian War
What are the parts to Henry Clay's American System?
Bank of the US, tariffs, and internal improvements
What is nullification?
belief that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional
Populist Party was also known as the?
People Party.
What was the Scopes Trial essentially?
Fundamental Christianism vs. Scientific Modernism
Describe the North West Land Ordinance 1787
provided a processing for admitting new states, once a territory reached 60,000 people, it could apply for statehood
What is the Trail of Tears?
journey natives took when removed from western lands, with a lot of devastating effects
who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What are political machines?
Provided social services in exchange for political support
Roosevelts New Deal focused on what?
RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND REFORM OF AMERICA
What treaty ended the 7 years war and where?
Treaty of Paris, in Paris
What was the Missouri Compromise?
a compromised which 12 states were considered free states and 12 states were considered slave states, 36 30 LINE
13th Amendment did what?
Abolish Slavery
In what way did the Social Gospel and Social Darwinism clash with each other?
Social Darwinism was applied to Herbert Spencer's ideology that the wealthy deserved to be wealthy, social gospel believed that the wealthy should use their money to help the poor
US-postwar WW2 was perceived as?
the most powerful nation, since Europe land was in ruins